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1991–92 Iowa State Cyclones Men's Basketball Team
The 1991–92 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 12th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. They finished the season 21–13, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish tied for seventh place. They upset third-seeded Missouri in the 1992 Big Eight conference tournament quarterfinals before falling to Oklahoma State in the semifinals. Despite a 5–9 conference record, the Cyclones qualified for the 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, upsetting seventh seed UNC Charlotte, 76–74 in the East Regional first round before falling to second seeded Kentucky. Games were televised by ESPN, CBS, Raycom, Prime Sports, the Cyclone Television Network and Heritage Cablevision (Drake Television Network). Previous season The previous season the Cyclones finished the season 12–19, 6–8 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Orr (basketball, Born 1927)
John Michael Orr (June 10, 1927 – December 30, 2013) was an American basketball player and coach, best known as the head coach of men's basketball at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Michigan, and at Iowa State University. In the 1975–76 season, Orr was named National Coach of the Year. Early life and playing career Orr was born in Taylorville, Illinois or Yale, Kansas and grew up in Taylorville during the Great Depression. Orr attended Taylorville High School under coach Dolph Stanley and in his senior year (1944) led the ''Tornadoes'' to a state championship and a 45–0 record, the first team to ever finish a season undefeated in the Illinois High School Association's history. In 2007, Orr was voted one of the "100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament," recognizing his superior performance in his appearance in the tournament. After high school Orr went to the University of Illinois and was the youngest freshman to compete in three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loren Meyer
Loren Henry Meyer (born December 30, 1972) is a retired American professional basketball player who played three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round (24th pick overall) of the 1995 NBA draft. Biography Meyer was born in Emmetsburg, Iowa. He attended Ruthven-Ayrshire High School in Ruthven, Iowa. A 6'10", 257-pound center who played college basketball at Iowa State University, Meyer played in three NBA seasons for the Mavericks, Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets. In his NBA career, Meyer played in a total of 140 games and scored a total of 645 points, averaging 4.6 points per game. Meyer was inducted into the Iowa High School Basketball Hall of Fame in March 2009. Meyer currently resides in his hometown of Ruthven, Iowa where he owns farmland. Professional career Dallas Mavericks (1995-1996) Meyer was selected with 24th overall pick in the first round of the 1995 NBA Draft. He was drafted by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas-Arlington Mavericks Men's Basketball
The UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Western Athletic Conference. Home games are played at College Park Center, located on the University of Texas at Arlington's campus in Arlington. The team appeared in the 2008 NCAA tournament, losing against the #1 seed Memphis in the first round, although Memphis was later forced to vacate the win due to infractions committed by the program. History The Mavericks are one of the founding teams of the Southland Conference, which began with five institutions on March 15, 1963. Although only 21 of 62 seasons have resulted in an overall winning record, 10 of the past 14 seasons have winning records, including a school record 27 wins in the 2016–2017 season (as of the conclusion of the 2020–21 season). The team won an outright Southland Conference regular season championship in 2011/2012, along with a tie for the 2004 regular season champion and a 2008 conference t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa Big Four Men's College Basketball
The Hy-Vee Classic consisted of games between Iowa's four NCAA Division I men's basketball teams: Iowa, Iowa State, Northern Iowa, and Drake. For 2012–2018, the rivalry consisted of a one-day two game event at Wells Fargo Arena each December, originally called the Big Four Classic but now known as the Hy-Vee Classic, Iowa and Iowa State playing each other in an ongoing-home and home series, and Drake and Northern Iowa playing each other regularly as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. Grinnell College was previously considered a part of the Big Four prior to their demotion to NCAA Division III athletics when they were members of the MVIAA and Missouri Valley Conference. History For decades, Iowa State (of the Big 12 Conference) and Iowa (of the Big Ten Conference) had home-and-home series with in-state rivals Drake and UNI, with Iowa visiting Drake in even-numbered years and Northern Iowa in odd-numbered years (with the corresponding return trips to Iowa in the opposi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Iowa Panthers Men's Basketball
The Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represents the University of Northern Iowa located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. UNI is currently a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. Postseason results NCAA Division I Tournament Northern Iowa has made the NCAA tournament eight times. The Panthers have a record of 5–8. NCAA Division II Tournament NIT Tournament history Northern Iowa has made the NIT twice, with a record of 2-2. CIT Tournament history Other tournaments * NAIA National Tournament appearances: 1946, 1948, 1949, and 1953 (2–4 combined tournament record) *Competed in the 2007 World University Games as Team USA (finished ninth) Coaching history Ben Jacobson era Jacobson's biggest coaching accomplishment to date was in the 2009–10 season, when the Panthers made a run into the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament highlighted by an upset of top national seed Kansas. ESPN.com columnist Pat Forde called the Panthers' win "the biggest tourney upset in y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maine Black Bears Men's Basketball
The Maine Black Bears men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents University of Maine in Orono, Maine, United States. The school's team currently competes in the America East Conference, which they joined upon its founding in 1979. Their current head coach is Chris Markwood, who took over in March 2022. The Black Bears are one of 35 eligible Division I programs to have never appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament; their 78 seasons without a postseason bid is sixth most all-time among the teams in the drought. Coaches Rivalries * University of New Hampshire Wildcats – Maine's rivalry with UNH is the longest continuous rivalry between two non-Ivy League schools, lasting 116 seasons as of 2020. Team records Single Season records Career records Notable players *Rufus Harris, 1979–80 America East Conference Player of the Year *Noam Laish Noam Laish (born 22 August 1993) is an Israeli professional basketball player. Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American University Of Puerto Rico
The American University of Puerto Rico (AUPR) is a private university in Puerto Rico with campuses in Bayamón and Manatí. The university was founded in 1963 as the American Business College, and offers undergraduate studies in arts, business administration, education, and sciences, and graduate studies in criminal justice. AUPR is accredited by the Council of Higher Education of Puerto Rico and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Its founder, Juan B. Nazario Negrón presided over the University for 48 years and died in 2011. See also * Education in Puerto Rico References External links aupr.edu- official site, in Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can .... Private universities and colleges in Puerto Rico Liga Atletica Interunive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TCU Horned Frogs Men's Basketball
The TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team represents Texas Christian University, located in Fort Worth, Texas, in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. Since 2016, the Horned Frogs have been led by TCU Lettermen's Hall of Fame member, head coach Jamie Dixon. TCU has competed in the Big 12 Conference since 2012, and previously competed in the Mountain West Conference (2005–2012), Conference USA (2001–2005), Western Athletic Conference (1996–2001) and Southwest Conference (1923–1996). The Horned Frogs play their home games on campus at Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena, formerly known as Daniel–Meyer Coliseum, which reopened in December 2015 after a $72 million renovation. History Early years The Horned Frogs began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1908, when the university was located in Waco, Texas. In their first recorded game, the Frogs faced then-cross-town rival Baylor in a 6–37 loss; the Frogs notched their first recorded program w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creighton Bluejays Men's Basketball
The Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represents Creighton University of the NCAA Division I college basketball. They currently compete in the Big East Conference having joined the conference following the Big East conference realignment in 2013. The Bluejays play their home games at CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. Creighton finished sixth nationally in home attendance, averaging 17,048 fans per home game in 2014–15. Before joining the Big East, Creighton was a member of the Missouri Valley Conference from 1976 through 2013. The Jays were also members of the MVC from 1928 to 1948 and participated as an independent from 1948 to 1977 before rejoining the MVC. The Bluejays have won a record 15 MVC regular season conference titles and a record 12 MVC tournament titles. The team has 23 appearances in the NCAA tournament. The Jays last played in the NCAA Tournament in 2022, and have won at least one NCAA tournament game each of the last two seasons. Creighton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (commonly UMES and also known as the Eastern Shore Hawks) are the fifteen sports teams representing the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, Maryland in intercollegiate athletics. These include men and women's basketball, cross country, indoor track, outdoor track, and tennis; women's sports include bowling, softball, and volleyball; men's sports include baseball and golf. The Hawks are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in most sports, with other memberships in the Eastern College Athletic Conference and Northeast Conference. The Hawks compete in the MEAC for all sports except baseball, men's golf, and women's golf, in which they compete as Northeast Conference members, and additionally in the ECAC for cross country, track and field and bowling. Eastern Shore added beach volleyball, a women-only NCAA sport, in 2022–23; the Hawks' conference affiliation in that sport has yet to be determin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Sill
Fort Sill is a United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles (136.8 km) southwest of Oklahoma City. It covers almost . The fort was first built during the Indian Wars. It is designated as a National Historic Landmark and serves as home of the United States Army Field Artillery School as well as the Marine Corps' site for Field Artillery MOS school, United States Army Air Defense Artillery School, the 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade (United States), 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade, and the 75th Field Artillery Brigade (United States), 75th Field Artillery Brigade. Fort Sill is also one of the four locations for Army United States Army Basic Training, Basic Combat Training. It has played a significant role in every major American conflict since 1869.Janda, Lanceof Oklahoma History and Culture''. "Fort Sill."Retrieved 16 December 2013. History The site of Fort Sill was staked out on 8 January 1869, by Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, who led a campaign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
